Hebrews 4:3 For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.
4:4 For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works.
4:5 And in this place again, If they shall enter into my rest.
4:6 Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief:
4:7 Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.
4:8 For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day.
4:9 There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.
4:10 For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.
4:11 Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.
From these verses we see that the Sabbath is about rest, now look at what Jesus said in Matthew
11:28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Ephesians 1:6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
Believers are in Christ, therefore Jesus is our Sabbath.
Thanks for the reply But I disagree with your interpretation.
These verses are not supporting your conclusion
4:9 There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.
4:10 For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.
4:11 Let us labour therefore to enter into
that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.
Jesus's rest is the Seventh Day Sabbath that HE sanctified.
(see the fourth commandment in Exodus 20:8-11 )
HE rested after six days of creation, Seventh day Sabbath,
HE rested in the grave on the Sabbath.
Exodus 35:2
Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an
holy day,
a sabbath of rest to the Lord: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death.
Isaiah 66:22-23
22 For as the new heavens and the new earth, which I will make, shall remain before me, saith the Lord, so shall your seed and your name remain.
23 And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the Lord.
HE can not be our Sabbath as it is a sign between HIM and his people.
Exodus 31:13
Speak thou
also unto the children of
Israel, saying, Verily my
sabbaths ye shall keep: for it
is a sign between me
and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I
am the Lord that doth sanctify you.
Definition of sanctify
sanctified; sanctifying
transitive verb
1: to set apart to a sacred purpose or to religious use :
consecrate
2: to free from sin :
purify
: to impart or impute sacredness, inviolability, or respect to: to give moral or social
sanction to
4: to make productive of holiness or piety
- observe the day of the sabbath, to sanctify it
